Cement News tagged under: road transport
Taking a different route14 November 2022, Published under Cement NewsA modal shift in the transport of raw materials and finished product alike can bring significant benefits in terms of reducing greenhouse gas emissions for cement producers. CEMEX explains how and why it is in part leaving the roads in favour of rail and water. By Matt Wild, CEMEX EMEA, UK. Through a modal shift from trucks to rail CEMEX is able to take many trucks off the road and significantly reduce its CO 2 emissions When cement manufacturers and other companies in the c... |
Cemex reduces European truck movements to cut CO207 July 2022, Published under Cement NewsCemex ’s commitment to decreasing CO 2 emissions by reducing the numbers of truck movements made by its business has resulted in a marked increase in the use of more sustainable transport methods across the European region. In Poland there was a 28 per cent increase in the volume of aggregates transported by rail over the last year, with material travelling from 11 rail depots to 43 destinations across the country. Using rail over road for this material offers a considerable saving in C... |
Korean trucker strike halts cement production15 June 2022, Published under Cement NewsA strike by truckers in South Korea is causing chaos for the country’s cement plants, according to the Korea JoongAng Daily. The strike by members of Cargo Truckers Solidarity, which began on 7 June, has reduced cement shipments to just 13 per cent of their normal levels. Around half of South Korea’s 2700 bulk cement trucks are driven by union members, leaving plants in danger of closure as inventories build up. Two of the country’s cement plants have already ceased operations due to lack of... |
Titan receives its first LNG tractor for cement transport07 October 2021, Published under Cement NewsTitan Cement Group has acquired its first liquefied natural gas (LNG) tractor for cement transport within Greece, a pilot action in collaboration with BlueFuel and the Sarakakis Business Group, importer of Volvo equipment. In addition to the reduction of operating and maintenance costs, through the use of LNG in heavy vehicles, a reduction of up to 25 per cent in CO 2 emissions is achieved. At the same time, the emissions of sulphur oxides and microparticles are eliminated, while NO x emi... |
Dangote acquires 20,000 vehicles to improve distribution13 July 2021, Published under Cement NewsNigeria’s Dangote Cement has acquired 20,000 additional vehicles to improve the distribution of its products across the country. The vehicles, made up of trucks, trailers and tippers, represent an investment of US$150m. "These assets would meet the expected increase in demand for transportation of cement to every part of the country and create employment for over 4000 people in Nigeria," said Dangote spokesperson Tony Chiejine. "We have acquired the new trucks in line with our new expan... |
Quinn Cement takes delivery of new Feldbinder cement tankers28 July 2020, Published under Cement NewsQuinn Cement has received delivery of five new Feldbinder triaxle cement tankers as part of Quinn Building Products' Fleet and Mobile Plant Replenishment Programme in Northern Ireland. The new tankers have been paired up with tractor units purchased in the second half of 2019, said Quinn Cement. The tractor units have all been fitted with truck-mounted blowers, which are lighter and more efficient than traditional tank-mounted equipment. The combined trucks and trailers have performed well ... |
Transporters strike may impact cement industry09 January 2020, Published under Cement NewsThe local and export dispatches of cement industry in Pakistan are likely to face challenges due to ongoing protest of United Goods Transporters Alliance in Pakistan, which has entered in its fourth day. The strike would also hamper the supply of raw materials to factories. As a result, the movement of general cargoes, including export of cement/clinker to and from Karachi Port and Port Qasim in Sindh province of Pakistan, would further slow in coming days, according to an official of tran... |
Eqiom tests intermodal cement transport17 December 2019, Published under Cement NewsIn the last three weeks, France-based cement producer Eqiom has been testing the movement of cement by intermodal transport. The company hopes to find a new solution via road and inland waterways to supply its customers in Ile-de-France with up to 25 containers of bulk cement per week from its plant in Grand Couronne, near Rouen. The CRH-owned cement company expects to use a regular river transport shuttle from Le Havre to Gennevilliers, manage by Greenmodal Transport. River transporrt wa... |
PT Indocement28 October 2019, Published under Cement NewsIn the first nine months of 2019, PT Indocement has reported cement sales volumes of 12.8Mt. Although this marks a decline of 1.9 per cent YoY, it has still fared better than the Indonesian cement industry as a whole, which has fallen by 2.2 per cent YoY over the same period. However, September this year saw sales advance by 6.2 per cent compared to the previous month. Looking ahead to the final quarter of the year, the company remains confident due to a downward trend in bank interest ra... |
Eqiom test 4 biogas trucks21 June 2019, Published under Cement NewsFrance-based Eqiom is testing four biogass trucks as part of the company’s strategy to reduce the carbon emissions generated by its trucks by six per cent by 2020. As an alternative to diesel, the biogas helps improve air quality and protect the environment. Natural gas for vehicles includes 95 per cent methane and very light hydrocarbons. The four vehicles are being put into operation in the CRH subsidiary's road transport between the north and the Paris region. In addition, one of th... |